Thomasville Police Department arrested a man who is charged with stealing dozens of car batteries from businesses.

TPD and Davidson County Probation and Parole arrested Raymond Benjamin Kinley, 31, of Big John Road, on Tuesday for a probation violation out of Randolph County. Kinley was charged by the Randolph County Sheriffs Office in connection to 15 stolen truck batteries that were recovered in Thomasville, According to a TPD press release, 43 batteries were stolen from seven locations between July 20 and Aug. 13, all valued at $6,400. Thomasville detectives recovered 18 of the batteries at a recycling center in Lexington.

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We got to the point where we were losing a large amount of batteries in a very short period of time, Detective Steve Currie said. We got some good information from a source who wishes to remain anonymous that there was an individual at the recycling center selling batteries. [Kinley] was a person of interest and we found out he was listed as an absconder from probation and parole. We were able to find out where his location was and took him into custody.

Currie said receipts at the recycling center matched up almost perfectly with the times and dates, within a day or so, of the larcenies police had recovered.

TPD charged Kinley with 19 counts of felony breaking and entering a motor vehicle, eight counts of misdemeanor larceny, one count of first-degree trespassing and one count of injury to personal property. Currie said additional charges are pending on another individual who is cooperating with the investigation.

Three other law enforcement agencies, including High Point Police Department, also are looking into the larcenies.

Were going to try and pull all of our resources to see what matches up with time frames and when the batteries were sold, said Currie. Maybe we can close out some more cases. There will probably be more charges pending, but I cant speak for the other agencies. There are a lot of problems with people stealing materials and taking them to recycling centers.

Kinley was issued a $7,500 secured bond and is currently in the Randolph County Jail. TPD asks that anyone with information to contact Currie at 485-4267 or Thomasville Crime Stoppers at 476-8477.